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authoritarian rule About 150,000 people march in the streets of Belgrade to protest Milosevic’s regime. BELGRADE, Yugoslavia (AP) — In the biggest rally ever against Serbia’s authoritarian president, 150,000 people marched through the capital Saturday, hurling eggs and fire crackers at city hall and state televi sion ofTices. The rally began when about 15,000 students took to the streets in the 13 th day of protests against Slobodan Milosevic, and it grew throughout the day. “This is the fight for democracy and our future,” said Milica Panic, a 23 year-old law student, as she joined a long column of marching youths. “It is not just a fight for .election results.” Protesters threw eggs at govern ment buildings, state-run television and publishing houses. Later they carried flashlights to cut through the dense Belgrade Cog. Students and other opposition sup porters want Milosevic to recognize an opposition victory in local elections in Belgrade and other major Serbian cit ies. They also demand his resignation, saying that the other Balkan countries have thrown out their Communist rul ers and Milosevic’s time has come. “The news has finally reached Milosevic that the Berlin Wall is down,” said one opposition leader, Vesna Pesic. “We may be six years late, but that’s what is going on now in Serbia. This is the beginning of the end of totalitarianism, and the triumph of democracy.” A court controlled by Milosevic annulled the Nov. 17 election, re-ran the voting and declared victory for his ruling Socialists. Protesters have been on the streets every day since in progressively larger numbers, with Saturday’s protest the biggest yet. But so far they haven’t dented Milosevic’s control. Police have been present, but they have not reacted to crowds hurling-eggs, toma toes, red paint and rocks. Milosevic has ignored the uprising choosing not to use force as he has twice in the past. The state-run media have barely mentioned the protests, except to denounce scattered violence. But the president did increase pres sure on the few remaining independent media. Ten journalists in the indepen dent Blic daily were fired Saturday af ter they refused to stop writing about the protests. Blic is die largest independent daily with a circulation of more than 200,000 sold copies all over Serbia. Earlier this week, a state-run printer reduced Blic’s printing run. Such moves signal Milosevic’s fear that the protest could spread to all of Serbia and include workers, who have remained largely aloof. Zoran Djindjic, a leader of the op position coalition Zajedno, or To gether, said they would organize new and larger rallies in provincial towns and crack an “information blockade that is keeping Serbia in the dark.” Few Serbs outside the capital have access to independent media. The main source of news is Serbian TV, which Milosevic tightly controls. “Milosevic cannot defeat this river of citizens, this uprising against state terrorism,” said another leader, Vuk Draskovic. “We will have workers, hospitals, schools with us. The whole of Serbia is against the dictatorship.” - -Djindjic pointed out that the oppo sition has a majority in several large towns: Novi Sad, Kiagujevac, Uzice, Cacak, Sombor, Kikinda and Zrenjanin. Opposition leaders also want an independent judiciary and a new gov ernment, as well as a market economy. Students said that nullification of it There is no future for us here if the regime can do what they want.” Mirko Zivkovic 21, medical student the election results presents “an attack on basic human rights and principles.” “There is no future for us here if the regime can do what they want,” said medical student Mirko Zivkovic, 21. “What kind of country is this?” More than 200,000 young people have left Serbia since Milosevic rose to power in 1987 and encouraged wars in Croatia and Bosnia before publicly backing peace in the Balkans. ... _. _ Mother Teresa weakens Lung, kidney problems may hinder recovery CALCUTTA, India (AP) — Mother Teresa was in critical condition Sunday, as long-stand ing lung and kidney problems slowed her re covery from surgery to remove blockages in two major heart arteries. Doctors said the 86-year-old nun awoke in stable condition Sunday, but weakened in the afternoon. They said her lung and kidney prob lems “continue to be a major concern which could complicate her condition and recovery,” according to a statement from Calcutta’s B.M. Birla, H^art Research Center. ; . '' Just a'day tefdre^ddctdrs described her ddn dition as better than expected, arid tentatively refethd- irregular heartbeat. They postponed the treatment indefinitely. Doctors had said they would delay the treat ment if Mother Teresa was not stable because of the slight risk that attempts to correct her heartbeat could exacerbate the problem. Patricia Aubanel, one of seven doctors treat ing Mother Teresa, told reporters Saturday that it would not be safe to send Mother Teresa back to her convent until her heartbeat was normal because an irregular rhythm presents a risk of stroke. Mother Teresa was eager to leave the hospi tal and return to her work leading one of the world’s best-known religious charities. Aubanel said that Saturday afternoon, her patient gestured at tubes and lines connecting her to medication drips and monitors and told doctors: “You’re done. Pull all these out — I look like a Christ mas tree.” Mother Teresa was insisting on being home by Thursday, when a ceremony was planned for 64 women taking their vows as nuns, Aubanel said. The doctor addfed Saturday that it was likely thatdeadlin&woukfbe met, but it was unclear condition Sun The artery blockages constricting the flow of blood to and from Mother Teresa’s heart had threatened her life, doctors said. Aubanel re vealed for the first time Friday that Mother Teresa suffered a mild heart attack cm Nov. 22. The pumpinjg action of her heart began to improve immediately after Friday’s angioplasty, which involved inflating tiny balloons in two major arteries to clear blockages. Aubanel said last week’s mild heart attack was Mother Teresa’s first, although she has had coronary disease for many years. rcuesmuans, Israelis, Jews renew combat HEBRON, Wsst Bank (AP)—Palestinians clashed with Israelrsoldiers and Jewish settlers in this West Bank town Saturday amid rising tensions over the planned withdrawal of Israeli forces. Palestinian witnesses said the scuffles started when large groups of settlers assaulted Pales tinians in two places downtown. But settlers’ spokesman Noam Amon said the fighting be gan when Palestinians assaulted a group of Jew ish girls. Several Palestinians were hurt and nine were arrested, Palestinian sources told The Associ ated Press cm condition of anonymity. Several weeks of negotiations have failed to result in an agreement on the troop redeploy ment from most of Hebron, the last West Bank town under Israeli occupation. Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat said Satur day he will seek international arbitration to force Israel to honor the peace accords it signed with thePLO. 5 > -1':^ sp$| ; mMIM g - FAX NUMBER: 472*1761 The Daily Nebraskan (USPS 144-080) is published by the UNL Publications Board. Nebraska Union 34,1400 R St., Uncoln, NE 68588-0448, Monday through Friday during the academic year; weekly during summer sessions. - , „ ■ Reeders are encouraged to submit story ideas and comments to the Dally Nebraskan by calling 472-2588. The public has access to the Publications Board. Subsotation orice is 655 for one vear. • ■ Postmaster: Send address changes to the Daily Nebraskan, Nebraska Union 34,1400 R St., Uncoln, NE 68588-0448. Second-class postage paid at Uncoln, Neb. ALL MATERIAL COPYRIGHT 1996 DAILY NEBRASKAN _£-— JNASA cancels spacewalks lor Columbia CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA decided Saturday it wasn’t worth the risk to let astronauts try to pry open a jammed space shuttle hatch, and canceled all spacewalks for Columbia’s mission. Mission Control was concerned that astro nauts Tamara Jemigan and Thomas Jones might not have been able to close the hatch with a tight seal after their spacewalk if they forced it open. Without a decent seal, the chamber between the crew cabin, and the open cargo bay could not be repressurized, and the spacewalkers would be stuck outside the cabin. Two spacewalks had been planned for Columbia’s 16-day flight to test tools and tech niques for building an international space sta tion. NASA decided to focus instead on how to open and close the hatch in the unlikely event an emergency spacewalk is needed to close the cargo-bay doors before returning to Earth. •NEVENTSCAL NDAR Any submissions for the Events Calendar, published every Monday, should be sent to Nebraska Union 34, Attn: Kelly Johnson, MOOR Street, Lincoln, Neb. 68588 0448. Phone: 472-2588 Fax: 472-1761 r* ■ • ■ v s . * ( Monday, Dec. 2 9 Holiday Lights and Window Displays Downtown 13th and 0 streets Through December Wednesday, Dec. 4 Faihview Holiday House S 50th and Sumner streets 2-5 p.m. Through Sunday Thursday, Dec. 5 “Hunger Has A Cure,” David Beckmann, Bread for the World, speaker Nebraska Wesleyan Univer sity forum 7 p.m. McDonald Theatre 51st Street and Huntington Avenue Star City Holiday Festival Kickoff and Downtown Lighting Ceremony 13th and Q streets 5:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 6 Lincoln Symphony Star City Holiday Fops Pershing Auditorium B7:30 p.m. as——= Holidays in the Haymarket Luminaries 6-9 p.m. For more information call: 434-6900 Winter Lights: Folsom Childrens’s Zoo 1222 S. 27th Street 6-8 p.m. Through Sunday Holiday of Trees Unitarian Church 6300 A Street 10 a.m. - 9 p.m. Through Saturday Saturday, Dec. 7 Jingle Bell Run Various distances Capitol, 7:30 a.m. Star City Holiday Parade Downtown 10 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 8 Burlington Northern Santa Train 6,000 lights and Santa Claus Lincoln Station 7th and P streets 6-9 p.m.
